Dr. David Dodd is a Winter Haven, Florida area physician. He specializes in Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery and is part of BayCare Medical Group.
Yes, Dr. David J. Dodd is accepting new patients at this office.
200 Avenue F NE, Winter Haven, FL 33881
Dr. Dodd has one office in Florida where he specializes in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery and Cardiac Surgery.
Dr. Dodd works with one doctor, Dr. David Evans.
Cardiothoracic surgery is a highly specialized field of medicine that incorporates surgical procedures to treat diseases or trauma to the organs and structures of the chest – including the heart, lungs and esophagus. Dr. Dodd may perform both minimally invasive or invasive procedures ranging from angioplasty to open heart surgery or transplant surgeries.
Following rigorous and lengthy training, thoracic surgeons are uniquely qualified to perform complex surgeries on the chest, or thorax as it is sometimes called. Their focus is usually on the lungs, esophagus, and other areas of the chest, and may also include the heart. As such, Dr. Dodd may see patients in Florida for a wide range of surgeries, for example removing cancer causing tumors from the esophagus and chest wall, or even a lung transplant.
Dr. David Dodd is a cardiac surgeon that specializes in the surgical healing of cardiovascular and heart ailments. These could include ischemic, rheumatic, valvular, or congenital heart disease, endocarditis and atherosclerosis. Dr. Dodd may carry out types of procedures such as surgical implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators, heart valve repair, heart transplant surgery, or coronary artery bypass.